Extracting parts

When PrintMusic extracts parts, and an instrument doesn’t play for more than one measure, PrintMusic groups the silent measures together into a multimeasure rest, or block rest, as shown above. PrintMusic automatically breaks up block rests at key or time changes, repeat barlines or text repeats, any “real” whole rest (a whole rest you entered, not the default whole rest that appears in any measures left empty).

Note: Extracted parts in PrintMusic are always based on the score staves (and not on hidden “Linked Parts” which can be part of the file, but only created, viewed and edited in Finale).

To extract parts into individual documents

  1. Save the full score document.
  2. Choose File > Extract Parts. The Extract Parts dialog box appears. PrintMusic will prepare to extract parts from the active document.
  3. Specify the staves and groups you want to extract by highlighting the staff names and group names in the Staves and Groups boxes, SHIFT-clicking, or COMMAND+SHIFT-clicking in the list box. SHIFT-click lets you select additional staves or groups. COMMAND+SHIFT-click allows you to select additional ranges of staves or groups.
  4. Choose a location to save your documents. For example, you might create a folder called "Parts" and have the individual files extracted to that folder.
  5. Click OK (or press RETURN). PrintMusic will generate an individual PrintMusic document for each part, according to your specifications. Allow plenty of time for PrintMusic to complete the task, especially with large files, and make sure there’s room on the hard disk to hold these files.

    When PrintMusic is finished saving the parts, it will automatically open each part. To switch between open documents, click on the Window menu and select the desired file. For more information, see Window menu.

To break a multimeasure rest

See To break a multimeasure rest.

To format and print extracted parts unattended

Not only will PrintMusic extract the parts automatically, but it will also lay out the resultant documents and print them unattended.

  1. Extract the full score into individual documents, as described above. If you want to examine each document individually (to fix awkward page turns and so on), do so now.
  2. Quit PrintMusic. You return to the desktop.
  3. Place the extracted-part documents into one folder. Select all of them (choose Edit > Select All). Make sure there’s enough paper in your printer to accommodate all the parts you’re about to print.
  4. Choose File > Print, or right-click on a file and choose Print. PrintMusic will open briefly, print the files, then close automatically.

 

 

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